Apparatus for cosmetic puffs and cosmetic case thereof

ABSTRACT

Disclosed herein is a cosmetic puff apparatus having sterilization and massage functions. A cosmetic puff apparatus according an embodiment of the present invention comprises a housing having an opening formed at a lower portion and an LED module disposed inside the housing to emit ultraviolet or infrared rays downwardly; a cover part of a silicon material covering the opening and having a downward arc shape; a puff base detachably coupled under the cover part; an operation control unit for operating and controlling the LED module to emit ultraviolet or infrared rays by user&#39;s selection; and a vibration module provided on an underneath surface of the LED module to vibrate the cover part.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims priority to Korean Patent Application No.10-2019-0054368 filed on May 9, 2019, the entire disclosure of which isincorporated herein by reference.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a cosmetic puff apparatus and acosmetic casing, and more particularly, to a cosmetic puff apparatushaving sterilization and massage functions and a cosmetic casingcontaining the cosmetic puff apparatus.

Description of the Related Art

Cosmetic puffs are make-up sets used widely to apply cosmetics onto thepart for making up in a way of spreading the cosmetics evenly andtightly without being lumped. Cosmetic puffs are typically made of asponge or a soft urethane foam. The cosmetic puff has a band on the backto allow a user to grip it with fingers.

The cosmetic puff consists of a porous body. Therefore, cream typecosmetics or powder (powder type) cosmetics may be excessivelypenetrated in the inside of the cosmetic puff and foreign substances onthe skin may be absorbed together into the inside of the cosmetic puffin the process of rubbing the cosmetic puff on the face. As such, thereis a problem that as the cosmetic puff is repeatedly used or the periodof use is prolonged, the cosmetic puff is gradually contaminated. Thisis the reason why periodic cleaning or replacement of cosmetic puffs isrecommended. However, as the periodic cleaning of cosmetic puffs iscumbersome, most users avoid the cleaning of cosmetic puffs. Inaddition, it is difficult to visually identify bacteria or foreignsubstances existing in the cosmetic puffs, so it is frequently usedcontinuously without washing or replacing the cosmetic puffs. Because ofthis, the cosmetic puffs repeatedly used without washing or replacingadversely affect the user's skin. Under these circumstances, cosmeticcontainers equipped with means for sterilizing cosmetic puffs have beendeveloped.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention provides a cosmetic puff apparatus that cansterilize a cosmetic puff with ultraviolet rays and further enhances theeffect of applying cosmetics such as creams to the skin throughradiation of infrared rays and vibrating function. Further, the presentinvention provides a cosmetic casing containing such cosmetic puffapparatus.

In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, there isprovided a cosmetic puff apparatus comprising a housing having anopening formed at a lower portion and an LED module disposed inside thehousing to emit ultraviolet or infrared rays downwardly; a cover part ofa silicon material covering the opening and having a downward arc shape;a puff base detachably coupled under the cover part; an operationcontrol unit for operating and controlling the LED module to emitultraviolet or infrared rays by user's selection; and a vibration moduleprovided on an underneath surface of the LED module to vibrate the coverpart.

In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, there isprovided a cosmetic casing comprising a container for containingcosmetics therein; and a cosmetic puff apparatus detachably coupled toan upper portion of the cosmetic container, wherein the cosmetic puffapparatus is the cosmetic puff apparatus as described above.

The cosmetic puff apparatus and the cosmetic casing according toembodiments of the present invention comprise an LED module disposedinside the housing to emit ultraviolet or infrared rays downwardly,wherein the puff is detachably coupled under the housing. Therefore, thepuff can be sterilized with ultraviolet rays when the puff is coupled inthe housing. In addition, when the puff is peeled off, it is possible toemit infrared rays toward the skin, thereby enhancing the effect ofapplying the cosmetics to the skin.

Further, the cosmetic puff apparatus also comprises a vibration modulefor vibrating the puff. Therefore, it is possible to enhancing theeffect of applying the cosmetics to the skin through vibrating functionwhen using the puff.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cosmetic puff apparatus according toan embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the cosmetic puff apparatus ofFIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a first use example of the cosmetic puffapparatus of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a view showing a second use example of the cosmetic puffapparatus of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a view demonstrating rubbing the skin with the cosmetic puffapparatus of FIG. 4.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a cosmetic puff apparatus according toanother embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the cosmetic puff apparatus ofFIG. 6.

FIG. 8 is a view showing a use example of a cosmetic puff apparatusaccording to still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a view showing another embodiment of a gripper in FIG. 8.

REFERENCE NUMERALS

100, 200: cosmetic puff apparatus

110, 210: housing

111, 211: LED module

120, 220: cover part

130, 230: puff base

150, 250: cosmetic container

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail withreference to the accompanying drawings.

Example 1

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cosmetic puff apparatus 100 accordingto an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an explodedperspective view of the cosmetic puff apparatus 100 of FIG. 1.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the cosmetic puff apparatus 100 comprises ahousing 110, a cover part 120, a puff base 130 and an operation controlunit (not shown).

The cosmetic puff apparatus 100 may be coupled to an upper portion of acosmetic container 150. The cosmetic container 150 contains cosmeticstherein. The cosmetic container 150 is formed to be coupled with a lowerportion of the housing 110. For example, a thread may be formed on alower inner surface of the housing 110, while a thread corresponding tothe thread may be formed on an upper outer surface of the cosmeticcontainer 150. In this case, the housing 110 may be fitted to the upperportion of the cosmetic container 150 by fastening the threads. Thecosmetics to be contained in the cosmetic container 150 are notspecified. For example, the cosmetics may be powder cosmetics such ascompacts or foundations; or cream type cosmetics such as lotion,nutrition cream, massage cream, body cream and essence.

The housing 110 has an opening 113 formed at a lower portion thereof andan LED module 111 disposed therein. No shape of the housing 110 isspecified. A gripping part 115 that can be gripped by a user may beformed at an upper portion of the housing 110. No shape of the grippingpart 115 is specified. In the drawings attached to the presentspecification, the gripping part 115 is illustrated in a ring shape, butnot limited thereto. The gripping part 115 allows the user to grip afinger or the like thereto to grip the housing 110.

The LED module 111 is disposed inside the housing 110. The LED module111 includes an electronic circuit board 111 a, a battery unit 111 b, anultraviolet light source 111 c and an infrared light source 111 d. Theelectronic circuit board 111 a is supplied with electric power from thebattery unit 111 b. The electronic circuit board 111 a controls theultraviolet light source 111 c and the infrared light source 111 daccording to control contents. Examples of the ultraviolet light source111 c and the infrared light source 111 d include an LED in the form ofa chip or an LED in the form of a lamp.

The ultraviolet light source 111 c and the infrared light source 111 dare both disposed toward the lower portion of the housing 110.Therefore, when the ultraviolet light source 111 c and the infraredlight source 111 d are turned on, ultraviolet light or infrared lightmay be radiated toward the lower portion of the housing 110. When theultraviolet light source 111 c and the infrared light source 111 d areturned on, light colors may be different from each other. For example,the ultraviolet light source 111 c may emit blue light, while theinfrared light source 111 d may emit red light. Therefore, the user cancheck from the color of light whether the ultraviolet light source isturned on, or otherwise the infrared light source is turned on.

The ultraviolet light source 111 c may be a well-known ultraviolet LEDelement. In this case, the ultraviolet LED element may emit ultravioletrays having a wavelength of 200 nm to 280 nm, more specifically, awavelength of 254 nm to 265 nm. Therefore, when the puff base 130 iscoupled to the lower portion of the housing 110, the ultraviolet lightsource 111 c may emit ultraviolet light having the wavelength tosterilize or disinfect bacteria in the puff base 130.

The infrared light source 111 d may be a well-known infrared LEDelement. In this case, the infrared LED element may have a wavelength of810 nm to 900 nm and/or a wavelength of 8 to 16 μm. For example,infrared rays having a wavelength of 810 nm to 900 nm or a wavelength of8 to 16 μm can be emitted through wavelength conversion of one infraredLED. As another example, a plurality of infrared LEDs may be providedwherein some of them may emit infrared rays having a wavelength of 810nm to 900 nm and others may emit infrared rays having a wavelength of 8to 16 μm.

Infrared rays having a wavelength of 810 nm to 900 nm are known as nearinfrared rays. Such near infrared rays are reported to have an effect ofpromoting phagocytosis of leucocytes and macrophage. Therefore, theinfrared rays having the wavelength may exert effects of stimulatingblood circulation and increasing blood flow in the affected part throughemission of nitrogen oxide, thereby improving the skin.

Infrared rays having a wavelength of 8 to 16 μm are known as farinfrared rays. Such far infrared rays are well absorbed into the livingbody and serve to stimulate and activate molecules in the living body.Therefore, the far infrared rays expand capillaries to help bloodcirculation and cell tissue production and, when they come into contactwith the water and protein molecules that make up cells, shake the cellsfinely to activate the cell tissues, thereby exerting effects ofpreventing aging, promoting metabolism and relieving chronic fatigue.

The cover part 120 has a form covering the opening 113 provided in thelower portion of the housing 110. To this end, an upper end of the coverpart 120 may be formed to correspond to the shape of the opening 113.For example, when the opening 113 is formed in a circular shape, theupper end of the cover part 120 may also be formed in a circular shapeaccordingly. In this case, a predetermined groove is formed in an upperedge of the cover part 120 and the cover part 120 can be coupled to thelower side of the housing 110 by inserting the groove into a lower edgeof the housing 110 in an interference fit manner.

The cover part 120 may be used by the user to apply cosmetics to theskin in addition to the function of closing the lower side of thehousing 110. To this end, the cover part 120 may be formed of a siliconmaterial. The silicone material has light transmittance and elasticity.Therefore, even when the opening 113 of the housing 110 is covered bythe cover part 120, ultraviolet light and/or infrared light emitted fromthe LED module 111 may penetrate the cover part 120. In addition, theelasticity of the silicone material may provide a soft feeling and acling feeling to the user's skin when the user applies the cosmetics tothe skin.

The cover part 120 is formed to have a downward arc shape 120 a as shownin the accompanying drawings. Therefore, the space formed by both theinterior of the housing 110 and the interior of the cover part 120 issecured relatively wider, compared to the case when the cover part 120is formed in a flat type. In addition, it is possible to constitute auser-friendly interface, such as an interface in which the user pressesthe cover part 120 and selects the type of light to be emitted from theLED module 111. Further, when the user applies cosmetics to the skinwith the cover part 120, the user may gently cling the cover part to theuser's skin.

The puff base 130 may include a puff surface base 131 and anantimicrobial pad base 132. The puff surface base 131 is exposed to theoutside. The puff surface base 131 may be made of a sponge or a softurethane foam material which are typically used. The puff surface base131 may be formed to surround the outer peripheral surface of the coverpart 120. For example, an upper edge of the puff surface base 131 may beaccommodated in the groove formed in the upper edge of the cover part120 as described above in an interference fit manner. Alternatively, theupper edge of the puff surface base may be accommodated in a grooveformed separately at the upper edge of the cover part 120 in aninterference fit manner.

The antimicrobial pad base 132 is formed as a porous body to have apredetermined volume. The antimicrobial pad base 132 is inserted into aback surface of the puff surface base 131 to impart elasticity to thepuff base 130. In one embodiment, the antimicrobial pad base 132 may bea pad base having a front surface irradiated with UVC (Ultraviolet C)and subjected to an antimicrobial treatment by a far infrared radiantheat generator. In another embodiment, the antimicrobial pad base 132may have a front surface on which far infrared rays and an anion radiantmaterial are applied. In this case, the material emitting the farinfrared rays and the anion may be a powdery material such as ocher,charcoal, jade, elvan and biotite and this material may be added anddeposited to the antimicrobial base 132.

Although not shown in the drawing, an operation control unit (not shown)operates and controls the LED module 111 to emit ultraviolet light orinfrared light according to the user's selection. The operation controlunit may include an operation unit and a control unit. The operationunit (not shown) provides a user interface for the user to select andemit ultraviolet light or infrared light. The control unit controls theLED module 111 in response to the user's selection input from theoperation unit. Both the operation unit and the control unit may beelectrically connected to the electronic circuit board 111 a of the LEDmodule 111.

For example, the operation unit may be a button type or touch typeswitch. The operation unit may be located close to an inner surface ofthe cover part 120. In this case, when the user presses or touches thearc shaped portion 120 a of the cover part 120, the control unit mayturn on the ultraviolet light source 111 c of the LED module 111.Further, when the user again presses or touches the arc shaped portion120 a of the cover part 120, the control unit may turn on the infraredlight source 111 d of the LED module 111. Moreover, when the user onceagain presses or touches the arc shaped portion 120 a of the cover part120, the control unit may turn off all light sources of the LED module111.

Alternatively, the operation unit may be a slide type switch. In thiscase, the operation unit may be located on any surface of the housing110. The user can slide the operation unit to turn on or off theultraviolet light source 111 c and/or the infrared light source 111 d.It is natural that in addition to examples of the operation unit asdescribed herein, various other types of the operation unit may beprovided. The control unit generates a control signal for turning on oroff the ultraviolet light source 111 c and/or the infrared light source111 d in response to a signal input from the operation unit. Thetechnical details of such operation and control units are well known inthe field of art.

Hereinafter, use of the cosmetic puff apparatus 100 according to theembodiments of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 3 shows a first use example of the cosmetic puff apparatus 100 ofFIG. 1. As shown in FIG. 3 a, the user may use the puff base 130 locatedat the lowermost portion of the cosmetic puff apparatus 100. Forexample, after transferring cosmetics onto the puff base 130 by rubbingthe cosmetics with the lower surface of the puff base 130, the user rubsthe puff base 130 on the skin. If the user presses or touches the lowersurface of the puff base 130 with a finger after use, the operation unitdisposed on the top of the puff base 130 and located close to the insideof the cover part 120 having a downward arc shape can be selected.Subsequently, in response to the selection of the operation unit, thecontrol unit may turn on the ultraviolet light source 111 c of the LEDmodule 111 disposed in the housing 110 to emit ultraviolet light to thelower portion of the housing 110. The ultraviolet light may disinfect orsterilize bacteria and the like existing in the puff base 130. Forexample, as the ultraviolet light source 111 emits blue light whenemitting the ultraviolet light, the user can recognize that the cosmeticpuff apparatus 100 is being sterilized. The ultraviolet light source 111c may be turned on for a predetermined time and then turned off after apredetermined time.

FIG. 4 shows a second use example of the cosmetic puff apparatus ofFIG. 1. FIG. 5 is a view demonstrating rubbing the skin F with thecosmetic puff apparatus 100 of FIG. 4. Referring to FIGS. 4 and 5, whenthe user wants to massage the skin as shown in FIG. 4 a, the user mayseparate the puff base 130 from the housing 110 of the cosmetic puffapparatus 100. Accordingly, the cover part 120 is exposed to theoutside. Next, as shown in FIG. 4 b, when the user presses or toucheswith a finger twice the lower surface of the cover part 120, theoperation unit located inside the cover part 120 can be selected.Subsequently, in response to the selection of the operation unit, thecontrol unit may turn on the infrared light source 111 d of the LEDmodule 111 disposed in the housing 110 to emit infrared light to thelower portion of the housing 110. Radiating the infrared light includingnear infrared light and/or far infrared light toward the user's skin mayhave a positive effect on skin activity. Next, after transferringcosmetics (e.g., nutrition cream or the like) onto the cover part 120 byrubbing the cosmetics with the lower surface of the cover part 120, theuser rubs the cover part 120 on the skin F. The gripping part 115 formedon the upper portion of the housing 110 allows the user to easily gripthe housing 110 and rub the cover part on the skin F. In brief summary,the cosmetic puff apparatus 100 according to the embodiments of thepresent invention comprises both the cosmetic puff base and the massagebase and can sterilize the cosmetic puff. In addition, it can enhancethe massage effect by means of far/near infrared rays when massaging theskin.

Example 2

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a cosmetic puff apparatus 200 accordingto another embodiment of the present invention and FIG. 7 is an explodedperspective view of the cosmetic puff apparatus 200 of FIG. 6.

Referring to FIGS. 6 and 7, the cosmetic puff apparatus 200 comprises ahousing 210, a cover part 220, a puff base 230 and an operation controlunit (not shown). The cosmetic puff apparatus 200 may be coupled to anupper portion of cosmetic containers 251 and 252.

In one embodiment, the cosmetic containers 251 and 252 may include alower case 252 for containing cosmetics therein and an upper case 251coupled to the lower case 252 to open and close the lower case 252. Inthis case, an upper portion of the upper case 251 may be provided with areceiving groove 251 a that can be coupled to a housing 210 whileaccommodating a cover part 220 of the cosmetic puff apparatus 200therein. The lower case 252 and the upper case 251 may be hinged througha conventional hinge member. Further, although not specificallyillustrated in the drawings, a protrusion may be formed at one point ofa bottom edge of the upper case 251 and a coupling groove may be formedat one point of the lower case 252 corresponding to the protrusion suchthat the protrusion can be detachably coupled to the groove. In thiscase, a pressing member is formed in the coupling groove such that whenthe user presses the pressing member to open the upper case 251, theprotrusion is broken away from the coupling groove and thus the uppercase 251 can be opened from the lower case 252. On the contrary, whenthe user intends to exert external force on the upper case 252 to closethe upper case 252, the protrusion is accommodated in the couplinggroove so that the upper case 252 completely covers the lower case 251and then the cosmetic container can be closed. The cosmetics to becontained in the cosmetic containers 251 and 252 are not specified. Forexample, the cosmetics may be powder cosmetics such as compacts orfoundations; or cream type cosmetics such as lotion, nutrition cream,massage cream, body cream and essence. Further, a mirror or the like maybe mounted inside the cosmetic containers 251 and 252.

The receiving groove 251 a provided in the upper case 251 may be formedto correspond to the size of the housing 210 of the cosmetic puffapparatus 200 to be coupled to the housing 210. In this case, thereceiving groove 251 a is formed to have a depth capable ofaccommodating the cover part 220 and the puff base 230 which are coupledto the lower portion of the housing 210 therein when the housing 210 iscoupled to the receiving groove.

The cosmetic puff apparatus 200 according to this embodiment comprisesthe housing 210, the cover part 220, the puff base 230 and the operationcontrol unit (not shown). The housing 210 has an opening 213 formed at alower portion thereof and an LED module 211 disposed therein. The coverpart 220 has a form covering the opening 213 provided in the lowerportion of the housing 210. The cover part 220 is formed to have adownward arc shape 220 a. The puff base 230 may include a puff surfacebase 231 and an antimicrobial pad base 232. In the cosmetic puffapparatus 200 according to this embodiment, the housing 210, the coverpart 220 and the puff base 230 are the same as or similar to those ofthe cosmetic puff apparatus 100 in the embodiment described previously(see Example 1 and FIGS. 1 to 5). Therefore, redundant description willbe omitted, but the LED module 211 different from that in the previousembodiment will be described below.

In this embodiment, the LED module 211 is disposed in the housing 210and includes an electronic circuit board 211 a, a battery unit 211 b, anultraviolet light source and/or an infrared light source 211 d. As theelectronic circuit board 211 a, the battery unit 211 b, the ultravioletlight source and/or the infrared light source 211 d are the same as orsimilar to those in the previous embodiment, redundant descriptionthereon will be omitted.

The LED module 211 may further include a vibration module 211 c. Thevibration module 211 c is provided on a lower surface of the electroniccircuit board 211 a (for example, may be disposed in the center of thelower surface) to vibrate the cover part 220. The vibration module 211 cmay be a small vibration device that is commonly available. Thevibration module 211 c is supplied with electric power from the batteryunit 211 b.

Although not shown in the drawings, the vibration module 211 c mayinclude an on-off sensor. The on-off sensor may turn on or off thevibration module 211 c according to a predetermined operation condition.For example, the on-off sensor is operable to turn off the vibrationmodule 211 c when a metallic material is close to the sensor. In thiscase, a metallic plate member 253 (see FIG. 6) may be arranged in thereceiving groove 251 a provided on the top of the cosmetic container250. For example, the plate member 253 may be fixed onto the bottomsurface of the receiving groove 251 a. In this case, when the cosmeticpuff apparatus 200 is coupled to the upper portion of the cosmeticcontainer 250, the plate member 253 disposed in the receiving groove 251a is close to the vibration module 211 c whereby the vibration module211 c may be turned off by the on-off sensor. In addition, when thecosmetic puff apparatus 200 is released from the upper portion of thecosmetic container 250, the plate member 253 is far away from thevibration module 211 c whereby the vibration module 211 c may be turnedon by the on-off sensor. Therefore, when the user releases the cosmeticpuff apparatus 200 from the cosmetic container 250, the vibration module211 c can automatically vibrate, whereas when the cosmetic puffapparatus 200 is coupled to the cosmetic container 250 again, thevibration module 211 c can automatically stop vibration. Further, in theformer case, the circuit may be configured such that the vibrationmodule 211 c is turned off after a predetermined time (for example, 3 to5 minutes) elapses. It is natural that the vibration module 211 c may beconfigured to be operated in a different manner. For example, it ispossible to add to the operation control unit an interface for turningon/off the vibration module 211 c. In the case where the user intends touse the cosmetic puff apparatus 100 for skin massage, such vibrationmodule 211 c may enhance the massage effect by periodically stimulatingthe skin when the user vibrates the cover part 220 to massage the skin.

Example 3

FIGS. 8 and 9 are views showing use examples of a cosmetic puffapparatus 200 according to still another embodiment of the presentinvention. Referring to FIGS. 8 and 9, the cosmetic puff apparatus 200according to this embodiment is different from that in the embodiment(Example 2) described previously in terms of arrangement of the cosmeticpuff apparatus 200 and the plate member 253 of a metallic material.Except for these components, the remaining components are the same as orsimilar to those in the embodiment described previously and thusredundant description thereon will be omitted.

The cosmetic puff apparatus 200 according to this embodiment comprises agripping part 215 formed on the top of the housing 210. In addition, aplate member 253 made of a metallic material is disposed inside thegripping part 215. The gripping part 215 is formed such that the usergrips the housing 210 by hanging a finger or the like in the grippingpart, but the shape thereof is not specified. For example, the grippingpart 215 may be formed in a circular ring shape as shown in FIG. 8, orotherwise in a hexagonal ring shape as shown in FIG. 9.

In the embodiment described previously, the metallic plate member 253 isarranged in the receiving groove 251 a provided on the top of thecosmetic container 250 (see FIG. 6). On the contrary, this embodiment isdifferent from the previous embodiment in that the metallic plate member253 is arranged inside the gripping part 215.

The cosmetic puff apparatus 200 may include a vibration module and thevibration module may include an on-off sensor. The on-off sensor mayturn on or off the vibration module according to a predeterminedoperation condition. Specifically, the on-off sensor is operable to turnoff the vibration module when the metallic material is close to thesensor. Accordingly, in this embodiment, when the gripping part 215 liesdown toward the housing 210 as shown in FIGS. 8a and 9 a, the on-offsensor recognizes that the metallic material is close to the sensor andthus, turns off the vibration module. On the contrary, when the grippingpart 215 is erected as shown in FIGS. 8b and 9 b, the on-off sensor maynot recognize the metallic material and thus, turns on the vibrationmodule.

In other words, in the embodiment described previously, the vibrationmodule is turned off when the cosmetic puff apparatus 200 is coupled tothe upper portion of the cosmetic container 250, whereas in thisembodiment, the vibration module may be turned on or off in response tomotion of the gripping part 215 regardless of whether the cosmetic puffapparatus 200 and the cosmetic container 250 are coupled to each other.Therefore, even when the cosmetic puff apparatus 200 is released fromthe cosmetic container 250, the user can turn on/off the vibrationmodule by a simple motion. When the user intends to do skin massage orthe like using the cosmetic puff apparatus 200, it is natural to hang afinger in the gripping part 215. In this case, the gripping part 215 iserected from the housing 210 and as a result, the vibration module isautomatically turned on. If the user does not want to use the vibrationfunction, the vibration module can be turned off by only a simple motionof laying down the gripping part 215.

Further, in some cases, the metallic plate member 253 may be provided inboth the inside of the gripping part 215 and the receiving groove 251 aprovided on the top of the cosmetic container 250. In this case, turningon/off the vibration module can be controlled according to anycombination of user's various motions such as motions when the cosmeticpuff apparatus 200 is coupled to or released from the cosmetic container250, motions when the gripping part 215 is laid down or erected, or thelike.

Example 4

In this embodiment, the on-off sensor of the cosmetic puff apparatus 200includes an illumination sensor. The photo resistor is a sensor formeasuring brightness of the surroundings. The photo resistor may be awell-known device having a photoelectric effect in which conductivity ischanged resulting from movement of electrons when light energy isreceived.

In this embodiment, when the brightness measured by the photo resistoris equal to or greater than a predetermined brightness, the on-offsensor may operate to turn on the vibration module. For example, whenthe cosmetic puff apparatus 200 is coupled to the upper portion of thecosmetic container 250, the measured value of the brightness measured bythe photo resistor will be low (because it is dark). Therefore, thevibration module may be turned off by the on-off sensor. On thecontrary, when the cosmetic puff apparatus 200 is released from theupper portion of the cosmetic container 250, the measured value of thebrightness measured by the photo resistor will increase. Accordingly,when the measured value is above the predetermined brightness, thevibration module may be turned on by the on-off sensor. Therefore, whenthe user releases the cosmetic puff apparatus 200 from the cosmeticcontainer 250, the vibration module can automatically vibrate, whereaswhen the cosmetic puff apparatus 200 is coupled to the cosmeticcontainer 250 again, the vibration module can automatically stopvibration.

What is claimed is:
 1. A cosmetic puff apparatus comprising: a housinghaving an opening formed at a lower portion and an LED module disposedinside the housing to emit ultraviolet or infrared rays downwardly; acover part of a silicon material covering the opening and having adownward arc shape; a puff base detachably coupled under the cover part;an operation control unit for operating and controlling the LED moduleto emit ultraviolet or infrared rays by user's selection; and avibration module provided on an underneath surface of the LED module tovibrate the cover part.
 2. The cosmetic puff apparatus of claim 1,wherein the vibration module comprises an on-off sensor and wherein theon-off sensor is operable to turn off the vibration module when ametallic material is close to the sensor.
 3. The cosmetic puff apparatusof claim 1, wherein the vibration module comprises an on-off sensor andwherein the on-off sensor comprises an illumination sensor for measuringillumination of ambient environment and is operable to turn on thevibration module when the illumination measured by the illuminationsensor is equal to or greater than a predetermined illumination.
 4. Acosmetic casing comprising: container for containing cosmetics therein;and cosmetic puff apparatus detachably coupled to an upper portion ofthe cosmetic container, wherein the cosmetic puff apparatus is acosmetic puff apparatus according to any one of claims 2 and
 3. 5. Thecosmetic casing of claim 4, wherein the cosmetic container comprises alower case for containing cosmetics therein and an upper case coupled tothe lower case to open and close the lower case and wherein an upperportion of the upper case is provided with a receiving groove capable ofbeing coupling to a housing while accommodating a cover part of thecosmetic puff apparatus therein.
 6. The cosmetic casing of claim 4,wherein an upper portion of the housing of the cosmetic puff apparatusis provided with a gripping part to be gripped by a user and a platemember of a metallic material is disposed inside the gripping part.